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August 2009

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	Succeed with Productivity and Quality: How to Do Better with Less by Imre Bernolak This book is the culmination of inter-firm comparisons done by the author of more than 4,000 companies in over 100 different industries. These productivity analyses and comparisons all show that virtually every… read more >>
	Process Driven Comprehensive Auditing: A New Way to Conduct ISO 9001:2008 Internal Audits, Second Edition by Paul C. Palmes This book is for the novice internal auditor to provide an easy to understand method for conducting a highly effective audit. By combining a series of general questions drawn from many elements of the ISO 9001:2008 standard with a… read more >>
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Standards
	(Electronic format) ISO/TS 16949:2009: Quality management systems — Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations (e-standard) ISO/TS 16949:2009 specifies, in conjunction with ISO 9001:2008, the quality system requirements for the design, development, production, and, when relevant, installation and servicing of automotive-related products… Item: T863E read more >>
	(Printed format) ISO/TS 16949:2009: Quality management systems — Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations Item: T863 read more >>
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Corporate Sustainability Planning Assessment Guide: A Comprehensive Organizational Assessment by Donald C. Fisher

Includes the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Index!

Corporate sustainability planning has risen in prominence over the past few years among leading organizations as a tool to achieve strategic dominance within the global marketplace. This manual is designed to serve as…

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Beyond the Ultimate Question: A Systematic Approach to Improve Customer Loyalty by Bob E. Hayes

Business growth depends on more than asking a single question. Challenging the widely touted Net Promoter Score (NPS) claims, author Bob E. Hayes provides compelling evidence that, to grow their business, companies need to…

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New Arrivals
	The Power of Management Innovation: 24 Keys for Fostering Innovation and Staying Competitive by Armand V. Feigenbaum and Donald S. Feigenbau The Power of Management Innovation distills the information in the authors’ 2003 classic, The Power of Management Capital. Management capital is the use of innovative management techniques and the… read more >>
	Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction by Mark Graban Drawing on his years of working with hospitals, Mark Graban explains why and how lean can be used to improve safety, quality, and efficiency in a healthcare setting. After highlighting the benefits of… read more >>
	Project Management of Complex and Embedded Systems: Ensuring Product Integrity and Program Quality byKim H. Pries and John M. Quigley There are many books on project management and many on embedded systems, but few address the project management of embedded products from concept to production… read more >>
	Leadership, Quality and Learning: Three Sides of the Same Coin by David B. Pietenpol One of the best analogies for thinking about the relationship between leadership, quality, and learning is that of the “three sides of the same coin.” Think of leadership as “heads” and quality as… read more >>
	The Pocket Guide to the Baldrige Award Criteria, 15th Edition by Mark Graham Brown Updated yearly to match changing requirement, this guide is designed to help you understand the criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Most organizations that use the… read more >>

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